Some people in the Greenwood community say even though they did not step foot inside Ninety Six Primary, they fear they might have been exposed to the TB germ at some point, and that's what this testing is all about.

“We feel people should have an opportunity to get tested if they want to,” said Dr. Jed Graham.

A lawsuit filed in Greenwood County is aimed at making right what allegedly went wrong during the tuberculosis scare at Ninety Six Primary.

“Protocols might have been in place and they just weren't doing it. Obviously we have protocols that need to be corrected,” said attorney Billy Garrett.

But litigation can take months, even years, and Garrett said there is a public health need right now.

That's why Graham is encouraging anyone concerned about their health to get a skin test.

"Theoretically, TB is spread pretty easily and the biggest concern right now is who knows who has it?" said Graham.

The $25 tests are for anyone concerned who wasn't an offered a skin test by Department of Health and Environmental Control.

The agency has offered free testing to those who work at and attend Ninety Six Primary.

“You've got kids coming over to play. You've got neighbors in the house. You've got all these people around these positive kids who are worried, so why not give them a free test if they want it?” said Garrett.

DHEC says it has gone above and beyond what is expected of them.

In a statement to News 4 Friday, Communications Director Mark Plowden wrote: “It was DHEC who found funding to test the children, which was over and beyond CDC guidelines. We are here to help."